Question

How is poverty-line defined in india? briefly enumerate the measures undertaken by the government in recent years to alleviate poverty?

Answer 1

A common method used to estimate poverty in India is the income or consumption levels.if the income or consumption falls below a given minimum level ,then the family is said to be below the poverty line.

A minimum level of food requirement, footwear, clothing,fuel , medical requirement is used to determine subsistence.

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The government of India had under taken many targeted anti-poverty programme :

1. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana
Aim- Providing shelter for all in rural areas.
2. Food For Work Programme
Introduced in-2000-01
Aim- Enhancing food security through wage employment.
3. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
Aim- To generate meaningful employment opportunities in rural areas.
Revamped in-1999
Now it became a programme for the creation of rural economic infrastructure.
4. Integrated Rural Development Programme
Introduced in-1978-79
Aim- Providing assistance to the rural poor in  the form of subsidy.